Treaties
— Treaties are the Primary Legislation of the EU. You can
read the four founding treaties here,
and complete and explanatory texts of other treaties here.
Paper
Sources
Treaties
Establishing the European Communities: Treaties Amending These Treaties:
Single European Act: Resolutions, Declarations. Luxembourg:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1987
(KJE4442.3 .T75 1987)
This official publication is a two-volume set that contains the
texts of the treaties which established the European Communities.
Volume 1 includes the Treaty establishing the European Coal
and Steel Community (Treaty of Paris, 1951); Treaty establishing
the European Economic Community (Treaty of Rome, 1957); Treaty
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Treaty of
Rome, 1957); and Treaties revising the Treaties establishing
the European Communities and Acts relating to the Communities.
Volume
2 includes documents concerning the accessions to the European
Communities of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland, and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic
Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Portuguese Republic.
Treaty
on European Union. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications
of the European Communities, 1992
(KJE4443.31 .A2 1992)
The
Treaty of Rome Consolidated and the Treaty of Maastricht. London:
Sweet & Maxwell, 1992
(KJE4442.3 .T73 1992)
The
Rome, Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties: The Treaty on European
Union (the Treaty of Rome) and the Treaty Establishing the European
Community (the Treaty of Maastricht), Amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam:
Comparative Texts. Belgium: Euroconfidentiel, 1999.
(KJE4442.3 T72513 1999)
Official
Journal of the European Communities: Legislation. Luxembourg:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, volume
16 (1973) - .
(KJE908 .O33 Ser.L)
The L Series of the Official Journal includes the text of all primary
and secondary legislation. The legislation is divided into two sections:
Acts whose publication is obligatory which consists primarily of
Regulations or ECSC Decisions; and Acts whose publication in not
obligatory which consists of all other legislation. The contents
of each issue are listed on the front cover. This series is cited
as OJ L.
Official
Journal of the European Communities: Information and Notices.
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,
volume 16 (1973) - .
(KJE908 .O33 Ser.C)
The C series of the Official Journal consists of information from
the Commission, Council of Ministers, European Parliament and other
EC organizations. Draft legislation or preparatory acts may be found
in the C series. The contents are listed on the front cover by two
divisions: Information which is subdivided by institution and Preparatory
Acts. This series is cited as OJ C.
Index
to the Official Journal of the European Communities. Luxembourg:
Office for Official Publication of the European Communities, 1984
- .
(KJE908 .O33).
This index is divided into two parts: Methodological Table and Alphabetical
Index. The Methodological Table lists in numerical order the Official
Journal reference to all legislative acts.
Official
Journal of the European Communities. Special Edition. Luxembourg:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1972-1976.
English edition.
(KJE908 .O53, Micrographics)
This special edition of the Official Journal contains the English
texts of acts of the Communities that were adopted and published
when Great Britain joined the European Communities.
Directory
of Community Legislation in Force and Other Acts of the Community
Institutions / European Communities. Luxembourg: Office of Official
Publications of the European Communities, 1984-
(KJE920.5 .D57).
This publication is issued twice a year and lists all community
legislation in force on June 1 and December 1. The publication covers
agreements and conventions concluded by the Communities; binding
secondary legislation under the Treaties; supplementary legislation
and certain non-binding acts. The second volume contains a chronological
index and an alphabetical index of the acts.
Online
Sources for Secondary EU Legislation
•
EUR-LEX is the legal database of the European Communities. It contains
the online version of the L and C series of the Official Journal,
as well as EC directives, regulations, proposals, and international
treaties and agreements. It is available through the Internet at
EUR-LEX,
or available on Lexis (Legal
> Legal (excluding U.S.) > European Union > Legislation
& Regulations > CELEX EU Law Database: Combined Files).
• The OJ L series (Official Journal of the European Communities:
Legislation), containing international agreements and secondary
legislation promulgated by the European Union, is available on Westlaw
(EU-LEG)
back to 1952. The OJ C series (Official Journal of the European
Communities: Information and Notices) is on Westlaw (EU-OJCSERIES)
with selected full-text beginning 1992.
• EUR-LEX
is a portal to EU law and archives the Official
Journal L and C series back to 1998.
Reports
of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance.
Luxembourg: Court of Justice of the European Communities. 1954-
(KJE924.5 .R471)
This set contains the full text of the decisions of the Court of
Justice, the opinions of the Advocates-General and the decisions
of the Court of First Instance.
Common
Market Law Reports. London: European Law Centre.
(KJE 923.7 .C66)
This comprehensive weekly publication contains significant cases
from the European Court of Justice, the EC Commission and National
Courts and Tribunals. Our collection begins with volume 63.
European
Community Cases. Oxfordshire: Commerce Clearing House, Volume
1 (1989)-
(KJE924.5 .E87)
These volumes reproduce the full text of selected cases heard before
the Court of Justice and certain Commission Decisions of a quasi-judicial
nature. The material is indexed by subject, by reference to the
relevant provision of community or international law in the Legislation
Finding List, and by case name in the Cases and Commission Decisions
Reported lists. The citation to these volumes is CEC.
European
Current Law: Monthly Digest. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1992-
(KJC 30 .E9)
This monthly publication digests new international and national
legislation. The publication also summarizes published cases from
all East, Central and West European countries. It replaces European
Law Digest [1975 -1991] (KJC30 E87).
European
Current Law Year Book. London:
Sweet & Maxwell, 1993-
(KJC30 .E97)
Annual cumulation of European Current Law: Monthly Digest.
Digest
of Case-Law Relating to the European Communities: A Series.
Looseleaf. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European
Communities, 1984-
(KJE925.5 .D6) This
series digests decisions of the Court of Justice of the European
Communities relating to general principles. The digest excludes
judgments relating to civil service and jurisdiction questions.
The Library has volume 2 and the index.
Digest
of Case-Law Relating to the European Communities: D Series.
Looseleaf. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European
Communities, 1981- (KJE923.6
.D6)
This very infrequent series digests judgments of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities, and a selection of judgments given
by courts of Member States on the Convention on Jurisdiction and
the enforcement of judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (the
Brussels Convention).
European
Union Law Reporter. Chicago, Ill.: Commerce Clearing House,
1997-
(HC241.2 .E8)
European Community Cases
(KJE 924.5 .E87)
Full-text of selected Cases and Commission decisions since 1989.
The
Law of the European Community: A Commentary on the EEC Treaty.
Edited by H. Smit and P. Herzog. N.Y.: Matthew Bender, 1976 - .
(KJE947 .S6).
This looseleaf set includes the complete text and analysis of the
Treaty of Rome; and detailed discussion of other important topics
including: free movement of goods; trade with countries outside
the EU; harmonization of laws; social and transportation policies;
the Community and national law; and Community relations with United
States and other countries.
Blackstone's
EC Legislation. Foster, Nigel G.
(KJE916 .B55 2002)
Covers most common areas of EC law litigation including: provisions
relating to public and private undertakings, competition, industrial
and intellectual property law, consumer protection, environmental
law, financial, monetary and banking law areas, insurance services
and relevant UK EC legislative provisions.
EU
Law: text, cases, and materials. Craig, Paul and Grainne de
Burca.
(KJE947 .C73 2003)
Addresses all recent key developments in legislation, with particular
focus on the Treaty of Nice.
Bulletin
of the European Union. Luxembourg: Commission of the European
Communities, 1991-
(HC241.2 .A214)
This monthly publication reports on activities of the Commission
and other community institutions. It concisely covers main events
of the European Union and discusses issues such as political cooperation,
economic and monetary policy, and external relations. It continues
Bulletin of the European Communities.
Available online at Bulletin
of the European Union
Bulletin
of the European Union: Supplement. Luxembourg: Commission of
the European Communities.
(HC241.2 .A123 [year][no.])
Each supplement covers a single topic and is individually cataloged.
For example, supplement 4/90 is The European Community and German
Unification. Use a word search such as "bulletin european
supplement" to see all of the titles in this series.
General
Report on the Activities of the European Union. Brussels: The
Commission 1994-
(HC241.2 .A18)
This important annual report gives an overview of the activities
of the European Communities for the recent year. Summaries of the
General Report are available for 1995
& 1996,
and full
reports are available from 1997 to present atGeneral Report
on the Activities of the European Union
Eurostat,
the Statistical Office of the European Communities, provides free
access to all data and publications here.
Cardozo
Journal of International and Comparative Law. New York: Benjamin
N. Cardozo School of Law, Volume 3 (1995)-
(K14 .E83) Volumes
1-11 through HeinOnline (on-campus only). This journal continues
the New Europe Law Review.
Common
Market Law Review. London: Stevens, Volume 1 (1963)-
(JC241.2 .A2 C8)
European
Intellectual Property Review. Oxford: World Intellectual Property
Organization, Vol. 9 (1987)-
(K5 .U68)
European
Journal of International Law. Firenze Ferrovia: European University
Institute, Vol. 1 (1990)-
(K5 .U69) Volumes
1-8 through HeinOnline (on-campus only).
European
Law Review. Andover: Sweet & Maxwell, Volume 1 (1975)-
(K5 .U7)
European
Union: Annual Review of Activities. Oxford: Blackwell, Volume
1 (1993)-
(HF1531 .J863)
General
Budget of the European Union for the Financial Year. Brussels:
European Commission, 1997-2001
(HJ 2094 .E79a)
As of 2002, this is only available online.
International
and Comparative Law Quarterly. London: British Institute of
International and Comparative Law, Volume 1 (1952)-
(K9 .N76) Volumes
1-49 through HeinOnline (on-campus only).
Irish
Journal of European Law. Dublin: Round Hall Press, Volume 1
(1992)-
(K9 .R55)
Journal
of Common Market Studies. Oxford: Blackwell, Volume 24 (1985)-
(HF1531 .J86)
Maastricht
Journal of European and Comparative Law. Antwerp: Maklu, Volume
1 (1994)-
(K13 .A22)
Netherlands
International Law Review. Dordrecht: Nijhoff, Volume 34 (1987)-
(K14 .E5)
Yearbook
of European Law. N.Y.: Oxford University Press, Volume 4 (1984)-
(K29 .E174)
Legal
Issues of European Integration. Deventer: Kluwer, 1974/75-1994/95.
(K12 .E353)
The
European Commission Libraries Catalogue (ECLAS) is a bibliographic
database consisting of about 350,000 completed catalogue records
in the domain of European affairs; about 7,000 new records are added
annually. It is available on the Internet at ECLAS.
The catalogue includes both print and Internet resources.
PAIS
International (Public Affairs Information Services), an index
available through Westlaw, provides access to periodical
articles; books; pamphlets; federal, state, local, and non-U.S.
government documents; as well as publications of public and private
agencies; yearbooks; and statistical compilations and directories
published throughout the world covering the full range of the social
sciences, with emphasis on contemporary public issues and the making
and evaluating of public policy. PAIS contains documents dating
back to 1972. Search
Public Affairs Information Service International - Current (PAIS-C)
for the most recent 12-24 months.
PARLIT
(a derivative of Parliaments and Literature) is an index of bibliographic
reference on the role, structure and working methods of national
parliaments, and on electoral systems, constitutional law, history
and political science. This database provides reference to articles
in non-law journals that you might not know existed. It is available
free at PARLIT.
Publications
cited as COM are European Commission official documents. Green
papers are discussion papers and set out a range of ideas presented
for public discussion and debate. White
Papers contain an official set of proposals in specific policy
areas and are used as vehicles for their development. Search EU
Commission documents here.
Certain documents published before 1993 are, however, not available
online so try one of the EU
Depository Libraries.
‡The
Guide to EU Information Sources on the Internet, 2nd ed. (JN27
.G85 2002) is a thematic digest "of the major and lesser sites
focusing on EU affairs." The layout includes website names,
URLs, address and contact details, a brief overview of contents
of the website, languages of the website, webmaster info, latest
update of website, cost to use site (if any), keywords used to describe
the website, and other information.
joined. From its beginnings as the European Coal & Steel Community
uniting 
in 1951 to the current European Union consisting of 
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